Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Chris Duhon for Veep?
As has been noted multiple times in this campaign, Barack Obama, candidate for president of the United States, loves to play basketball. It was his sanctuary when he was a youth. Everyone has seen him sink an impromptu three point shot at a rally and knows about his love for pickup games.
When Barack started dating his wife, Michelle, she sent her brother, Craig Robinson, to play basketball with Barack to feel him out. Craig thought that you could tell a lot about a person from the way they play basketball. Craig played basketball at Princeton and has coached the Northwestern and Brown basketball teams. Next year he will be the coach for the Oregon State team.
It is expected for Barack to play with the top class of society. He also plays pick up games with the secret service personnel assigned to him. Chris Duhon, the former Chicago Bull, is also on Barack Obama's shortlist for pick up games.
Obama began playing with Chris Duhon through his body man, Reggie Love. Love played on the 2001 Duke basketball team, which won the NCAA championship. He was the captain of the 2005 Duke basketball team. Love and Duhon became friends during their time as teammates at Duke.
Duhon cannot run as Obama's Vice President, as he does not meet the age requirement. However, Obama could pull some strings for Duhon, and have Duhon run as the V.P. on the future Barkley-Duhon ticket. We are of course assuming that Charles Barkley will be successful in his run for governor of Alabama in 2014.
